Global Patent Index - EP 3998139 A1

EP 3998139 A1 20220518 - WORKBENCH SYSTEM

Title (en)

WORKBENCH SYSTEM

Title (de)

WERKBANKSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE BANC DE TRAVAIL

Publication

EP 3998139 A1 20220518 (EN)

Application

EP 21214704 A 20190618

Priority

  • GB 201810008 A 20180619
  • EP 18178474 A 20180619
  • EP 19733098 A 20190618
  • GB 2019051695 W 20190618

Abstract (en)

A workbench system (100) comprising: two workbenches (102), wherein each workbench comprises a benchtop (108) and a display (114) coupled to the upper surface of the benchtop (108); a multi-axis robot (104) proximate to a workbench and located between the two workbenches; a visible light projector (124); a sensor system comprising one or more sensors (120, 126), the sensor system configured to identify a user (122) in a workspace in which a workbench (106) is located; and a controller (106) configured to: based on the identity of the user (122), determine a task to be performed by the user using the workbench system (100); and based on the identity of the user (122) and/or the determined task, control one or more properties of a workbench (102); control the multi-axis robot (104) to move the robot through a space; control the visible light projector (124) to project a visible light indication of the space onto at least one of a surface of a workbench (102) and a surface of the workspace in which a workbench is located; and contact a further user to attend to the user performing the task.

IPC 8 full level

B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25H 1/16 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

B23P 21/00 (2013.01 - GB); B25H 1/16 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B25J 9/0096 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B25J 9/1687 (2013.01 - EP GB US); B25J 11/005 (2013.01 - GB US); G05B 19/418 (2013.01 - GB US); G05B 2219/31027 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/40196 (2013.01 - EP US); G05B 2219/40202 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2019243798 A1 20191226; EP 3810375 A1 20210428; EP 3998139 A1 20220518; EP 3998139 B1 20230726; ES 2956548 T3 20231222; GB 201908691 D0 20190731; GB 2576402 A 20200219; GB 2576402 B 20210505; US 2021170576 A1 20210610

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2019051695 W 20190618; EP 19733098 A 20190618; EP 21214704 A 20190618; ES 21214704 T 20190618; GB 201908691 A 20190618; US 201915734425 A 20190618